Alcohol in perfume | Ask Alimah

Question

The BRUT perfume spray cologne has ALCOHOL DENAT as one of the ingredient. Is this perfume ok to use with this ingredient?

Answer

It is not permissible to use perfumes/deodorants that contain alcohol from grapes or date extracts. Such perfumes are impure and Salaat with it, will be invalid. However, if the alcohol is synthetic, it is pure and permissible to use. Salaat without washing off such perfumes will be valid. Sometimes, it becomes difficult to differentiate between genuine and synthetic alcohol. Thus, to be on the safe side, one should prefer using deodorants and perfumes that are labelled as ‘alcohol-free’. Alcohol denat. means that it contains an added "denaturant" that makes it undrinkable/non-intoxicating. The use of perfume with denatured alcohol is permissable. And Allah knows best,

And Allah knows best.

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